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Congratulations 👏 to Maia Foster ’23, Emma Shahabi ’24, and Melissa Skarjune ’24 on advancing to the semifinals of the Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, one of the nation’s largest and longest-running advocacy contests. "It was an honor representing Duke Law for the second time," Foster said. "Each year, I feel like I emerge with stronger writing and oral advocacy skills and a better understanding of current issues in environmental law." Duke Law was one of only nine teams to make it to the semifinal round, arguing a complex case involving the application of federal environmental law and a state constitution's environmental rights amendment to remediation of a contaminated aquifer. “I am especially grateful for both Professor [Michelle] Nowlin’s and Professor [Steve] Roady’s commitment to helping us moot before the competition,” Skarjune said. “We competed against several great teams, and I think the judges were just as excited about the competition as the competitors were.” A total of 52 teams entered the 35th annual competition hosted by Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law and held virtually this year Feb. 22-25.